Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan

Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...

Detroit Community and Cultural Organizer Uses Food as a Medium for Ancestral Healing

Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...

Flooding, Power Outages Hit Michigan as Storms Rake Midwest

Jerome Vaughn/WDET DETROIT (AP) — Heavy rains brought flooding early Thursday, shutting down some freeways in the Detroit area, as...

General Wayne, Colonel Hamtramck and the Conquering of Detroit During Revolutionary Times

As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts...

New Book “Just Get on the Pill” Takes Look at Uneven Social Messaging Around Birth Control

It’s been 61 years since the FDA approved the birth control pill, a landmark victory for reproductive health and autonomy....

How the Pandemic Has Changed the Conversation on Mental Health

Mental health has been widely talked about in America recently with emotions surrounding the pandemic and the awareness movement led...

Automakers Double Down on EVs, While General Motors’ Hydrogen Partner Nikola Faces Scrutiny

Coming off profitable second quarters, Ford, Stellantis and General Motors are ramping up their goals for bringing new electric models...

Flood Response Should Happen Before Next Storm Hits, Some on Detroit City Council Say

City officials in Detroit are discussing how to prevent future flooding disasters. Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Southeast Michigan to help individuals affected by the heavy rains in late June...

Senate Infrastructure Bill Gets Mostly Positive Reviews in Michigan With Some Hoping for More

Senate.gov/Wikimedia Commons A bipartisan infrastructure bill cleared the U.S. Senate Tuesday with the support of both of Michigan’s senators. “There...

Census Data Spurred GOP’s Largest Partisan Edge in Decades

Fresh off sweeping electoral victories a decade ago, Republican politicians used census data to draw voting districts that gave them...

Nessel: Don’t Deny Unemployment for Pot Use Outside Work

State of Michigan LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People fired from their jobs for using marijuana outside the workplace still should...

Detroit Police Department Says Officer Fatally Shot Man During Drag Race

Eli Newman / WDET Detroit police say an undercover officer shot and killed a man following a crash that happened...